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1、Leaderless Japan一“日”无“君”It used to be the envy of the world; now the hope is that things have got so badthat reform is finally possible它曾羡煞旁人；而如今，它只能期盼着糟糕透顶的局势能使改革终于成为可能。SINCE 2006 Japan has had no fewer than five prime ministers. Three of them lasted just a year. The feckless Yukio Hatoyama, who st
2、epped down on June 2nd, managed a grand total of 259 days. Particularly dispiriting about Mr Hatoyamas sudden departure is that his election last August looked as if it marked the start of something new in Japanese politics after decades of rule by the LiberalDemocratic Party (LDP). His government h
3、as turned out to be as incompetent, aimless and tainted by scandal as its predecessors. 2006年以来，日本已经有过5位首相，其中的三位仅在任一年。鸠山由纪夫一事无成，他于6月2日宣布辞职，在任共259天。鸠山突如其来的辞职尤为令人沮丧，因为去年8月他在竞选中的胜利本来看似预示着日本政坛的一个新起点，毕竟，在此之前，自由民主党已手握大权数十载。结果，他领导的政府跟往届政府一样无能，一样漫无目的，一样丑闻缠身。Much of the responsibility for the mess belongs wi
4、th Mr Hatoyama. The man known as “the alien”, who says the sight of a little bird last weekend gave him the idea to resign, has shown breathtaking lack of leadership. Although support for his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has slumped in opinion polls and the government relied on minor parties, the
5、 most glaring liabilities have been over Mr Hatoyamas own murky financial affairs and his dithering about where to put an American military base. The question for the next prime minister, to be picked in a DPJ vote on June 4th, is whether Mr Hatoyamas failure means that Japans nine-month experiment
6、with two-party democracy has been a misconceived disaster.鸠山对这一混乱的局面负有 大的 任。他 为“ 人”，他 他看 一只 ，这 他 辞职的 。他在领导 能 面 人的 已 无 。 他的日本民主党在民 中的 大， 他的政府currency1数党 能“跟，fi成他辞职的fl 的因这 ，而他自的丑闻，以他在”事 这一 的。民主党”于6月4日选 新的首相，而这位任鸠山的 着日本 9个月的 党 的民主 天 ， 。The answer is of interest not just within Japan. Such is the recent
7、 merry-go-round of prime ministers that it is easy to assume that whoever runs the show makes no difference to the performance of the worlds second-largest economy. Now Japans prominence in Asia has so clearly been eclipsed by China, its flimsypoliticians are all the easier to dismiss.这一的 仅 日本 。首相 ，
8、这使人 由 主这 ，这个 大经的 毫影响。如今，日本在亚洲的重要位已明 中大大削弱，这使日本民众辞退其软弱无能的首相 加心手。But that dangerously underestimates Japans importance to the world and the troubles it faces. With the largest amount of debt relative to the size of its economy among the rich countries, and a stubborn deflation problem to boot, Japan h
9、as an economic time-bomb ticking beneath it. It may be able to service its debt comfortably for the time being, but the euro zone serves as a reminder that Japan needs strong leadership to stop the bomb from exploding.这一臆 大大低估 日本对 的重要性以它所面临的重重困 。相对于经总量来看，日本的债规模发达家中fl大的。另 ，它面临着顽固的通缩 。这就给日本经安 一颗 炸弹。也许
10、目前它能轻松 付其债利息，欧元区的 痛经 给它敲响 警钟日本需要强硬的领导人，以阻止这颗炸弹爆炸。Whats more, stability around South and East Asia depends to a large extent on Japans 50-year-old security alliance with America, which acts as a counterbalance against Chinese military expansion. The nine-month stand-off between Japan and America over
11、 a marine base in Okinawa, a fight which Mr Hatoyama picked himself and has now done for him, is a glaring example of how poor leadership can muddy the waters.另 ，东亚和南亚的“在 大程度 有赖于日本与已有五十年 史的安全 盟。这一安全 盟与中的事扩张相制衡。在冲绳海 ，日已僵 9个月之久。这 冲突鸠山自选择的，现在却把他推入 绝境。这突 证明 的领导 怎样使局势变加错综复杂。Shogun to Japans head幕府”，垂帘听政W
12、ith Mr Hatoyama out of the way, it is tempting to hope that the DPJ will put its problems behind it and quickly rebuild its credibility with the electorate and Japans friends abroad. There are two reasons for misgivings, however. The first is the role of Ichiro Ozawa, the Svengali-like figure who st
13、ood mischievously behind Mr Hatoyama. The second is the calibre of the candidates tobecome Japans next prime minister.既 鸠山已经台，我禁 希望民主党”其种种抛之脑后，迅速重建选民和际伙伴对它的信任。，我有理由感 忧虑，因有 。 一， 泽一郎扮的角色使人安，他一个斯 加利 人 ，在鸠山 后 。 ，任首相 选人的能 令人 忧。Mr Ozawa resigned as the DPJs secretary-general alongside Mr Hatoyama, but he,
14、 unlike his boss, has not promised to bow out of politics. Moreover, he has such influence over the party that he could continue to pull strings from behind the scenes, especially ahead of upper-house elections this summer. That would be inexcusable. Like Mr Hatoyama, Mr Ozawa has been caught up in
15、campaign-funding scandals that have reeked as badly as they ever did under the LDP. He has meddled with good policies and failed to stop bad ones, such as the attempt to roll back the privatisation of the postal system. The “Shadow Shogun” representsthe worst side of the old politics. If Mr Ozawa remains influential, he will only undermine any future party leader in the eyes of voters.鸠山， 泽一郎也辞去 民主党总 事的职。与他的这位 的，他 有 ”退 政 台。此 ，他对民主党的影响 之大，辞职后，尤其今 选之前的这 ，他 可 “垂帘听政”， 幕后 手。这”可 的。与鸠山一样， 泽一郎也 竞选丑闻，这 丑闻发 的跟自民党的有一。他对的政currency1乱手，“止 糟糕的政currency1，如，他曾fi阻止fl政 的有。“影”着日本 政 fl 的一
